(12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 9,181,659 B2 Morrison Et Al
US009181659B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 9,181,659 B2 Morrison et al. (45) Date of Patent: Nov. 10, 2015 (54) COMPOSITIONS HAVING INCREASED 2,154,220 A 4, 1939 Kurt CONCENTRATIONS OF 2,190.445 A 2f1940 Haskins CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE 2,216,845. A 10, 1940 Larson 2,331,858 A 10, 1943 Freeman 2,689,184 A 9, 1954 Grossi (71) Applicant: CP Kelco Oy, Aeaenekoski (FI) 2,768, 143 A 10/1956 Henry et al. 2,775,970 A 1/1957 Schoenbaum (72) Inventors: Neil Argo Morrison, San Diego, CA 3,068,120 A 12/1962 Albert (US); Anssi Kalevi Kamppinen, 4,225,636 A 9, 1980 Cline Palokka (FI); Andries Hanzen, Ede 4,288,245 A 9, 1981 Roorda et al. (NL); Marko Juhani Kanniainen, 4,883,536 A 11/1989 Burdick 4,883,537 A * 1 1/1989 Burdick ................... 106, 197.01 Aeaenekoski (FI); Anne Irmeli 5,028,263. A 7, 1991 Burdick Rutanen, Tikkakoski (FI) 5,080,717 A * 1/1992 Young ........................ 106.140.1 5,268,466 A * 12/1993 Burdick ........................ 536,114 (73) Assignee: CP KELCO OY (FI) 5,354,424 A 10, 1994 Rha et al. 5,521,234 A 5, 1996 Brown (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this 5,543,372 A 8, 1996 Shi et al. patent is extended or adjusted under 35 5,722,433 A 3, 1998 Ishino et al. U.S.C. 154(b) by 454 days. 5,785,747 A * 7/1998 Vollmer et al. ............ 106, 1942 5,830,548 A 11/1998 Andersen (21) Appl.
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